Collibra Platform vs Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) comparison

The compared Collibra and Informatica solutions aren't in the same category. Collibra is ranked #2 in DG , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 9.6% mindshare in the category. Informatica is ranked #4 in TDM , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 14.0% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Collibra users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Informatica users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Collibra Platform and Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Collibra Platform

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Governance (2nd), Metadata Management (2nd), AI Governance (1st)

Informatica Test Data Manag...

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Test Data Management (4th)

Mindshare comparison

Collibra Platform and Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Collibra Platform is designed for Data Governance and holds a mindshare of 9.6%, down 13.9% compared to last year.
Informatica Test Data Management (TDM), on the other hand, focuses on Test Data Management, holds 14.0% mindshare, down 15.8% since last year.

Data Governance Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Collibra Platform	9.6%
Microsoft Purview Data Governance	16.6%
Varonis Platform	8.9%
Other	64.9%

Data Governance

Test Data Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)	14.0%
Perforce Delphix	24.7%
Broadcom Test Data Manager	13.6%
Other	47.699999999999996%

Test Data Management

Featured Reviews

Mitwa Mathur

Senior Consultant at Infosys

User features offer accessibility but documentation and technical support require enhancement

The configuration issues I face include troubleshooting that is not very helpful. I keep struggling with that and usually have to go to the Citizen data platform and the marketplace to get the answers I am looking for. The controlled logs and documentation need improvement, particularly regarding how to access class features that they do not control, and documentation in terms of customization and UI customization. Dashboarding needs significant improvement as the widgets are not very clear or usable, and there is not much documentation around it. To make Collibra Lineage better, additional features should be added to help technical users. They have improved significantly in terms of university courses in the last five years, but aspects such as AI governance and data notebook are not being promoted adequately. Data notebook is a very good feature, but there is a mismatch in the courses' speed and how quickly they are giving people the ability to learn about it.

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Raj Sethupathi

Data Integration Consultant GCP/AWS at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Seamlessly connects with the ETL engine and has its own policy pack, reducing the need for custom coding

I've only worked with versions 9.7 and 10.5.1, and I'm not familiar with the newest features in the current version, 10.5.1. However, I'm sure they have incorporated AI capabilities, as that is the current industry trend. It is this new buzzword. Informatica itself introduced CLAIRE AI. I am four versions behind. So, it would be good if I upgraded. Plus, Informatica has rebranded this TDM. It's not even originally from Informatica. They purchased the company that makes the application around 2010. Informatica has purchased so many companies for different purposes, like business-to-business, test data management, and more. They change the trade name so frequently. It used to be ILM, Informatica Lifecycle Management, then they changed it to something else, then Test Data Management, and then Security Governance and Policy Management or something like that. It's all different names for the same product. Frequent rebranding and name changes can create confusion for customers.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Collibra Governance's most valuable features are data lineage and stewardships."

"The feature I like most in Collibra Governance is the lineage. It lets me do lineage that you can set up, for example, technical lineage and business lineage. The solution lets me associate the right people with the right assets, so anybody who has to look at end-to-end instances can use Collibra Governance and figure it out, in terms of who to contact, what to do, and where to find what you need."

"We achieved 30% of time saved, and the platform is easy to use."

"The automation process is very strong."

"The most valuable features of Collibra Catalog are its customizability and ease of use."

"Collibra's lineage is a very powerful feature. We have integrated Collibra with Azure and ADLS storage and we create lineage diagrams using the two tools."

"The data quality module has improved significantly, and the data lineage feature is beneficial for understanding where data is coming from and identifying data duplications."

"The beauty of the solution is that you can customize it quite a bit."

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"Informatica TDM is also developer-friendly, making it easy for ETL developers to pick up and use without extensive training."

"Informatica Test Data Management is a complete solution. I'm not very deep in the technical aspect of the solution, but most of the workflows are now completely automated. There are some minor elements where we have to still add manual parts to the implementation."

"Organizations working on different projects can benefit from this tool."

"The customer service and support are very responsive."

"We do not need to write complex SQL statements as the solution provides a GUI to perform activities."

"The tool enabled us to leverage Teradata Parallel Transporter to write the masked data efficiently to our Teradata warehouse."

"The most valuable feature of TDM is its ability to mask data while maintaining referential integrity."

Cons

"Pricing policy of the product is an area with certain shortcomings that needs improvement."

"The connectors are not very sophisticated. They can do, for example, Informatica and Tableau, but the connectors themselves could be improved."

"The solution's data lineage is a little difficult and will not support all the source systems on the database."

"There should be more detailed documentation on the selectors and certain information, and a reduction in cost as compared to other tools."

"If the price is a bit reduced, that would be better."

"The solution's search functionality can be improved"

"I rate scalability a six out of ten. There is some room for improvement in terms of scalability."

"It would be better if there was a way to import all data and metadata in an automatic way in one block form."

More Collibra Platform cons

"A lot of improvement is needed, mainly due to the fact that the tool is very slow."

"Probably the ideal time testing site, utilizing self-service for real-time testing, could be an area for improvement."

"Informatica has a data governance suite, and at the moment, there is no connection between the data governance elements, such as the data catalog, and the Informatica Test Data Management software. For example, the data discovery which is part of both solutions is two separate things. If you have a data discovery in the data catalog, then we cannot use it for Informatica Test Data Management purposes and vice versa. The same software vendor, has two different products, with the same functionality. There's was no need to separate things. This is something which was a problem in a use case of the customer where this was the reason why they didn't choose the Informatica solution."

"There is a lag while opening the console, which is a concern from my end."

"The UI experience is a little bit old. When applying more than 80 columns, it means doing it in phases, as it won't allow it in one go."

"When it came time to upgrade from 9.7 to 10.1, we could upgrade all the other products, but there was an issue with TDM. It seemed like they weren't ready for the upgrade."

"There are numerous issues, and we have reported these to the Informatica vendor."

"Frequent rebranding and name changes can create confusion for customers."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Collibra offers a per-user licensing model."

"I rate the pricing a three on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."

"I think they can bring a few more features and align better with other quality products."

"Collibra is a bit expensive."

"We purchase its annual license. There is an extra cost for additional users."

"Collibra Governance is extremely expensive"

"Collibra Catalog is fairly priced - I would rate their pricing seven out of ten."

"Many of our customers I spoke to felt that the solution is a bit highly-priced."

More Collibra Platform pricing and cost advice

"The cost is not an issue for enterprises, but for smaller businesses, it could be."

"It's expensive because the license needs to be bought for some time period. It's not pay as you go."

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Answers from the Community

A Motto

Data Warehouse Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Dec 2, 2021

Which would you choose, Informatica Test Data Management (TDM) or Collibra Catalog for data subset validation?

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Ronald D'Souza

Presales Consultant for CA Southern Africa at Hyperion Holding Pty Ltd

Dec 1, 2021

Depending on your requirement you would want to select the right tool to achieve your requirement based on the suggestions below. 1. Data Discovery and Obfuscation with Classification you would need a tool that is capable of handling referential integrity ensuring that when a data is Identified as PII (Personally Identifiable Information) is obfuscated correctly e.g. If Jim is Obfuscated to Jack then any relatable references of Jim is always masked as Jack. Cross Reference mapping is a key in Test Data Management that deals with taking data from Production and making it available in Non-Prod sanitizing the data to have meaningful information but not identifiable information. Once the data rules for sanitization are defined applying the data rules in the most efficient way will be another criteria to consider. You would not want your data not to be available during the process of obfuscation or have a DB performance issue. You should also consider capabilities like continuality in case your obfuscation process fails midway you would want to continue from the last updated record (Informatica Test Data Manager for relational database only, Broadcom Test Data Manager for relational database only and some non-relational databases and flat files, Collibra for structured and some unstructured data source) 2. How often will my data be refreshed, If it is very often then you would want to subset the data to only include changes in your refresh as the obfuscation process is resource-intensive and could lead to performance degradation on a continuous refresh of a large database. (Informatica Test Data Manager for relational database only, Broadcom Test Data Manager for relational database only and some non-relational databases and flat files, Collibra for structured and some unstructured data source) 3. How often does my database need restore for testing and how often would you get conflict due to multiple tests running on the same environment. You would want to consider virtualizing the data like Virtual Machine to prevent regular restore and having a quick checkpoint to roll to once testing is completed and also giving the capability to the tester to have their own test environment (Broadcom Test Data Manager for a relational database). 4. Is data generation your requirement, do you need to add missing data or generate data for a newly developed system. Would you want to generate data that meet negative and positive test case scenarios? E.g. Getting a valid Social Security number that is usable but has no actual entity to be identified to, Generating a Visa card dummy number that will pass visa validation but is not a valid card (Informatica Test Data Manager for relational database only, Broadcom Test Data Manager for relational database only and some non-relational databases and flat files) 5. Data Discovery would also be a good to have feature, like the capability to scan data and column in your data source and identify information that could be PII data - (Informatica Test Data Manager for relational database only, Broadcom Test Data Manager for relational database only and some non-relation databases, Collibra for structured and some unstructured data source) 6. Classification of the databased on discovery and risk of the data in the data source (Informatica Test Data Manager support, Broadcom Test Data Manager support, Collibra supports) 7. How diverse is my data sources. does my data reside on the same database or multiple databases, are the relationship that exists across databases and are all the databases supported by the tool. 8. Do data only reside in the database or in a Flat file, will the tool be capable of providing test data management to flat-file like CSV, XML and so on.

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Carl Fransman

Co Founder at ACONDA

Dec 2, 2021

With just those few requirements, I'd opt for a simpler tool such as the one by dScribe from a cataloging point of view. If validation of the actual data is a requirement then the most complete offering today is Collibra's.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Insurance Company

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	53

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?

Collibra Platform can be improved by adding more connectors to the ecosystems.

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What is your primary use case for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?

Collibra Platform serves as the central place to document, govern, and understand our data assets. I use Collibra Platform in my day-to-day work to build out a business glossary and the data catalo...

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What advice do you have for others considering Collibra Data Intelligence Platform?

My advice to others looking into using Collibra Platform is to use it in cloud because that is the best solution. I give this review a rating of 10 out of 10.

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What do you like most about Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?

The tool enabled us to leverage Teradata Parallel Transporter to write the masked data efficiently to our Teradata warehouse.

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What needs improvement with Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?

A lot of improvement is needed, mainly due to the fact that the tool is very slow. There are numerous issues, and we have reported these to the Informatica vendor. They don't seem to be focusing mu...

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What is your primary use case for Informatica Test Data Management (TDM)?

We cannot provide production data to our testing teams, so we use TDM to encrypt or mask the data and create a copy for them. Many teams rely on our data, and TDM helps maintain data security by ma...

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Also Known As

Data Intelligence Platform, Collibra AI Governance, Collibra Catalog, Collibra Governance, Collibra Lineage, Collibra Privacy & Risk

Informatica TDM

Overview

Collibra Platform is preferred for workflows, data lineage, and a user-friendly interface. It enhances metadata management with robust collaboration, flexible customization, and powerful reporting, aiding organizations in effective data management.

Collibra Platform provides dependable solutions for metadata management, data lineage, and governance. It strengthens data governance with cataloging, glossaries, automation, and integration, supporting compliance and data quality management. Despite challenges with integration and metadata ingestion, the platform is vital for data governance programs, offering comprehensive AI capabilities and streamlined processes for enterprise data management.

What are Collibra Platform's key features?

Workflows: Enhances process efficiency with customizable workflows.
Data Lineage: Tracks data movement across systems for accountability.
User-friendly Interface: Simplifies interaction with intuitive design.
Metadata Management: Manages and organizes metadata for better insights.
Collaboration Features: Fosters teamwork with integrated tools.
Cataloging and Glossary: Improves governance and traceability.

What benefits should be sought in reviews?

Improved Business Processes: Drives efficiency with automation and customization.
Enhanced Data Governance: Facilitates compliance with comprehensive traceability tools.
Robust Integration: Ensures seamless data flow across various systems.
Advanced Reporting: Provides insights for data-driven decisions.

In industries, Collibra Platform supports IT teams through metadata management and data quality assurance. It is widely used for compliance initiatives like GDPR, speeding up digital transformation and enforcing policy management. Organizations employ it to consolidate business and technical metadata, ensuring effective enterprise-scale data management in diverse sectors.

Collibra

Informatica TDM empowers testing teams to generate test data sets for both simple and complex test case scenarios; spot and address data privacy risks with a complete library of prepackaged data masking algorithms; and define and reuse test data subset and masking policies across multiple applications and locations without the need to recode.

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Sample Customers

AXA XL, DNB, Adobe, PMI, Holland America Line, UC Davis Health, Cox Automotive

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